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  • *zippy*
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    Glad someone else is awake, I was starting to feel lonely on here.

    Interesting article, not what you would expect after the recent debt headlines. Lets all keep up the good work :T
  • tesuhoha
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    Sorry to disappoint you Zippy but im off to bed now. But I'm convinced its Martin's frequent appearances on radio and tv and this site thats making the difference
    The forest would be very silent if no birds sang except for the birds that sang the best






  • QueenB.
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    A very interesting article and it is nice to see a shift in peoples attitudes, but what i wonder is those poeple shifting from the CC to debit card are they in their O/D? As that would not show a shift in attitude only a shift in the type of debt aquired.

    Keep up the great work Martin:T
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  • tesuhoha
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    QueenB. wrote:
    A very interesting article and it is nice to see a shift in peoples attitudes, but what i wonder is those poeple shifting from the CC to debit card are they in their O/D? As that would not show a shift in attitude only a shift in the type of debt aquired.

    Keep up the great work Martin:T

    At least with a debit card you cant have a £20,000 overdraft or can you? Judging by the amount of people coming on here wanting to sort out their debt I would have thought that the site is definitely changing people's attitudes.
    The forest would be very silent if no birds sang except for the birds that sang the best






  • tesuhoha wrote:
    At least with a debit card you cant have a £20,000 overdraft or can you? Judging by the amount of people coming on here wanting to sort out their debt I would have thought that the site is definitely changing people's attitudes.
    No but you can have 2 or three bank accounts with £5,000 O/D's and circle money.
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  • Thats an interesting statistic, and hopefully a trend that will continue, although I have a feeling as Christmas draws closer people will just borrow again :(
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